Poems tagged ‘Messi’
Better than the real thing?
Who, or what
could be better than Messi?!?!
well…
try me
bed bound
in the dead of night
under the spotlight
like Walter Mitty
in a ditty
WC2018 Day 16
Messi Ronaldo
Lack of versed supporting cast
Exeunt stage left
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Changing of the guard
Two goals versus two assists
Mbappe trumps Leo
France Uruguay+Farewell Messi Ronaldo -Day 16
rivalries aside
for Ronaldo and Messi
time to say farewell
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France 4-3 Argentina
in this Russian heat
two proud nations lock their horns
France emerge and stay
this new prodigy
Mbape with youthful touch
tears Argie apart
fluent style and pace
dancing on our global stage
Allez on Les Bleus
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Uruguay 2-1 Portugal
like an eagle swoops
Cavani the pouncer here
with such stunning goals
Ronaldo forlorn
Portugal again fall short
Uruguay stand tall
chances come and go
Sky Blues here remind us all
grab them while you can
WC2018 Day 13 – haiku
Maradona hurts
Elimination side-stepped
Messi takes control
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It almost happened
Last sixteen without Messi?
Leo gets serious!
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When a draw will do
Final score: honours(?) even
Les Blues and the Danes
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Quelle surprise! Nil-Nil
First one of the tournament
Suits both to go through
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Progress freezes up
Not for the want of trying
Thunderclap death knell
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Cahill makes a bow
Aussies rue missed chances
Return down under
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WC2018 Day 8 – haiku
a dodgy keeper
giving us all the willies
Caballeroooooooh-no!
~ # ~
Mbappe taps home
Les Blues looking cohesive
France advance
~ # ~
- VAR
VAR sees the smoking gun –
the sheriffs sitting in their judicious techno-box
sometimes
call for instant justice
and sometimes
turn a blind eye
the players have suddenly become charades experts
as pestering as ever, of the disarmed referee;
the tv technicians are loving it – re-run after re-run, keeps them busy
while the punters are just dizzy
from not knowing when, the whistle might blow
and we re-trace our steps
back to the gallows
WC2018 Day 3
- France v Australia
Technology trumps
VAR and GLT
Pivotal and true
~ # ~
- Argentina v Iceland
Icelandic sub keeper (Fred Schram)
Is an imposter
The only non-sson
On the roster
But his pals are heroes once again
With Messi’s penalty saved
They hold out for a draw
And the defence never caved
~ # ~
Hill walk
there are reasons
for not watching every match
even though it IS the World Cup
and it only comes around
once every 4 years
and surely one of those reasons
is to convene with nature
walking and talking
amongst friends
old and new
but as I take a pew
and reflect, on the beauty that lay before me –
the rolling hills buffered up
by the coy mist and boisterous breeze
my mind begins to tease
it would have been nice
to chat incessantly
about chances taken and chances spurned
about line-ups and omissions
and every starting berth earned
but that wasn’t the strength
of this particular pod
so the nearest I got to a Rimet yarn
was being told on exit from brackish tarn…
that my boots were kinda messy!!
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29th April 2024 at 2:47 pm
Hi Denys,
Yes Richard Williams you’re a brilliant wordsmith, my friend. When I first saw your football poetry I thought it was the superb Guardian sports and music writer. I once had the honour of sitting next to Richard Williams while at the Independent on the sports desk. He writes about music and sport with immense knowledge and authority. I’ve read a couple of Richard’s books recently. Great writer rather like you Richard Williams the Pompey fan. Congratulations on promotion.
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28th April 2024 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Denys. Yes your replay poem was superb.
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26th April 2024 at 4:46 pm
Nice work, Joe. You were quick off the mark with that! Good one from Richard Williams too I see.
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25th April 2024 at 7:33 pm
Hi Denys,
Thanks mate. I’ll do it now.
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25th April 2024 at 1:56 pm
Thanks Joe,
you might like to write a poem yourself on the same subject…
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23rd April 2024 at 4:03 pm
Hi Denys
With you all the way on the abolition of FA Cup replays. What are they doing to the game?
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23rd April 2024 at 3:59 pm
Hi Crispin,
Yes sorry mate. Villa are still in Europe. Mistake rectified.
Cheers
Joe
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20th April 2024 at 12:04 pm
Hi Joe
Shouldn’t your title read your poem Farewell Europe England to everyone exccept Aston Villa ?
I know you mention them in your poem , but I do feel sorry for Villa re the national press .
Largely ignored. the hype was was all about Man City & Arsenal with a bit of a nod to the Hammers..but hardly a mention of Villa..
So well done to them
C
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19th March 2024 at 8:00 am
Hi Crispin. Chris Sutton on the radio has gone for a Chelsea v Coventry final. As we know anything can happen in the Cup, and I reckon we can go to the final.
We’re still in with a chance of the play offs too, so lots to go for.
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19th March 2024 at 7:41 am
Hey Kev
Let the masses drool over their odds on City v Unted Final, but who knows how pressure can hit.
Cov and Chels will be rightly labelled as having no chance..but hey …stranger things have happened..
so Chelsea v Coventry…that’s the Final for us!
Best
C
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